Digital Marketing and Events Officer

Salary:  £31,371- £35,934 per annum

 37 Hours per week – Permanent

An exciting opportunity exists in the Make it Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Investment Service for a digital marketing and events specialist. The service is a joint partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the team provides a tailor-made service for businesses relocating and expanding in the area. This includes support to help businesses establish their operation in the area as well as on-going support.  The Make it Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Investment Service consists of a number of advisors who can support companies to identify commercial property, co-ordinate site visits and area tours, advise on grants and incentives, support in relation to skills, training, salary levels and recruitment costs and assist with industry and market research. Ultimately the team aim to support the creation and safeguarding of jobs, assist in generating investment and contributing to the economic growth of the area.

We are looking to significantly develop our strategy and approach to digital marketing and events. We have a bespoke website and presence on social media platforms and are looking to appoint someone with high level digital skills, experience, creativity and imagination to drive this forward increasing traffic to the website and raising the profile of the service.

We hold a number of commercial property related events locally throughout the year and also exhibit at MIPIM in Cannes, France. The successful candidate will have some event management experience and will provide event management support to build on the success of these events.

This is a unique opportunity for the right individual to make their mark and bring their own ideas in an exciting, challenging and fast-moving environment.      

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Closing Date: 23 March 2020
Interview Date: 30 March 2020

For more information about the role please contact: Chris Kirkland, Senior Investment Manager – 01785 854941 or chris.kirkland@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions
• Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts